{"id":166714,"date":"2025-09-24T22:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T22:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/166714\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T22:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T22:03:08","slug":"gable-steveson-steps-into-dirty-boxing-spotlight-vs-billy-swanson-in-nashville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/166714\/","title":{"rendered":"Gable Steveson Steps Into Dirty Boxing Spotlight vs. Billy Swanson in Nashville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb webpexpress-processed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gable-Steveson-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"Gable Steveson, WWE\" title=\"Gable Steveson\"\/>Gable Steveson Credit: WWE<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"57\" data-end=\"261\">Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson will test himself outside the wrestling mats when he headlines Dirty Boxing 4 on Oct. 30 in Nashville, Tenn., facing Billy Swanson in the promotion\u2019s main event.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"57\" data-end=\"261\">Dirty Boxing made the announcement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"57\" data-end=\"261\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tapology.com\/fightcenter\/fighters\/510724-gable-steveson\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Steveson<\/a> (1-0) made his professional MMA debut at LFA 217, dispatching Braden Peterson in under two minutes. The Olympic champion has long been linked to a transition from wrestling to combat sports, with a move to the UFC widely expected in the near future.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"66\" data-end=\"667\">The bout marks one of the most high-profile crossovers for the up-and-coming Dirty Boxing promotion, which has quickly built a reputation on unconventional matchups and stylistic intrigue.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"1208\">Swanson, a battle-tested heavyweight with experience across the regional MMA scene, presents a rugged challenge for Steveson\u2019s debut in this rule set. While the Olympic champion brings athleticism, explosiveness, and championship-level pedigree, Swanson offers cage time, grit, and an understanding of how to thrive in high-pressure environments.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"1208\">The matchup not only pits decorated wrestling royalty against a seasoned fighter but also raises questions about how Steveson\u2019s skills will translate when his strongest weapon is taken away.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"292\">The move follows Steveson\u2019s recent controversy with grappler Craig Jones, after withdrawing from a scheduled match between the two. While their back-and-forth sparked some heated exchanges, tensions now appear to have cooled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gable Steveson Credit: WWE Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson will test himself outside the wrestling mats when he&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":166715,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,12059,802,4736,786,15810,15803,11877,15805,801,10280,785,2843,15808,5963,15804,15809,85,15806,787,15807],"class_list":["post-166714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-bellator","tag-boxing","tag-conor-mcgregor","tag-fighting","tag-gsp","tag-invicta","tag-jon-jones","tag-lfa","tag-martial-arts","tag-mixed-martial-arts","tag-mma","tag-one-championship","tag-one-fc","tag-pfl","tag-rizin","tag-ronda-rousey","tag-sports","tag-titan-fc","tag-ufc","tag-wsof"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}